Assured Guaranty
236 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.45B invested in Assured Guaranty in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
69% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $227M | Put options by funds: $134M
0.51% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.61% → 92.1% (-0.51%)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 89
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 245 → 236 (-9)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 38
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.08B → $3.45B (-$622M)
21% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 15 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$56.6M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$28.7M |
| 3 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$26M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$24.1M |
| 5 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$22.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$134M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$50M |
| 3 |
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
|
-$40.5M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$35.4M |
| 5 |
FTCM
Fir Tree Capital Management
New York
|
-$24.8M |
AGO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
236 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Assured Guaranty (AGO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $3.45B — down 15% from $4.08B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of AGO and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 89 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $56.6M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $134M.
- 236 institutional investors held Assured Guaranty (AGO) as of Q3 2014, down from 245 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $3.45B of Assured Guaranty stock for Q3 2014, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Assured Guaranty positions in Q3 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Assured Guaranty buyer in Q3 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $56.6M added.
- The largest Assured Guaranty seller in Q3 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $134M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.